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I think it kind of is... because Tom sounds nothing like Bartholomew.

You can use any nickname you want, but I wouldn't use Bartholomew if the thought of Bart makes you physically ill...there is a good chance someone will call him Bart one day...maybe even your son will choose that he likes Bart better.

I think it could work. The only problem I see is that when people hear him being called Tom they'll all assume it's short for Thomas and he'll always have to tell them it's not. But I don't know how much of a nuisance that will be, really.

I think it works actually. Bartholomew has a "Tom" feel imo. I say go for it.

I don't see how Tom can be a nickname for Bartholomew, unless his middle name was Thomas. That's really stretching it.

I think Tom could work; however, I prefer Tolly.

It's a bit of a stretch but I suppose it would be fine. My granny's brother was named William "Skip", so I guess Bartholomew "Tom" wouldn't be too out there. I also know a guy named John Waldemar but he goes by Trey. For the longest time I was so confused as to why he went by Trey until he said he was John Waldemar III (being the the third John Waldemar he was "Trey", get it? lol). So I think people would eventually get the nickname Tom for Bartholomew.

You can do whatever you like

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Just be prepared for it to be a bit of a pain in the butt at times. I see this a little with non traditional/unintuitive nicknames. As long as you don't mind correcting, it's fine.

Yes, I think it could definitely work. I mean there are people out there who have nicknames that are completely unrelated to their actual names and that just developed out of inside jokes or whatever, and people still accept them as nicknames. I don't see it as a major problem. Sure, some people are going to assume he goes by Bart, but correcting them once should suffice.

You can use any NN you'd like for any name

Heh.

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Personally I think it's a stretch. Theoretically I say nicknames can be whatever you want, but in reality I would have a difficult time swallowing that.

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An overlooked possibility regarding Bartholomew: Tolly. Think on it!

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It is good to see people liking Tom. I love Tom.

No, I think it's fine. Have you considered Tolly?

It would be a bit of a stretch, and some people might be like "Where the heck did they get 'Tom'?", but I think that it'll be fine.

Generally I avoid names that present these types of problems. I like enough other names so that I can be confident with those.

I think it'd be fine.